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This may not sit well with you,
\nbut it\u2019s something that you need to know.<\/p>\n

So I\u2019m just going to come out and say it.<\/p>\n

The way I see it they are insulting your intelligence.<\/p>\n

Who are \u201cthey\u201d?<\/p>\n

THEY are the talking heads you see on TV<\/p>\n

And the people you see on social media.<\/p>\n

And hear on the radio.<\/p>\n

And I\u2019m convinced they\u2019re trying to make you fatter.<\/p>\n

Every year at about this time all you see, hear and read about are people making the big three New Year resolutions \u2013 get more money, quit smoking, and lose weight.<\/p>\n

Now, I don\u2019t know the success rate of the first two…<\/p>\n

but as a fitness expert and someone who has helped literally hundreds and hundreds of people lose weight and get in better shape,<\/p>\n

I can tell you (and statistics prove it) that most people who resolve to lose weight in the new year are doomed. DOOMED I TELL YOU!<\/p>\n

In fact, an article I just read on the BBC app said that most people who have a New Year resolution to lose weight are likely to fail.<\/p>\n

In the same article, clinical psychologist Mark Crawford of Roswell, Georgia said that one reason people fail is because they sabotage themselves.<\/p>\n

I believe this to be true.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve seen it myself.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll start off in mid to late December telling ourselves that we will commit to losing weight starting in the new year.<\/p>\n

Over the weeks building up to the New Year we formulate a plan of sorts\u2026 to eat less, make better choices, exercise more, and pick up better habits. And that\u2019s the EXACT road-map to failure!<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s why I\u2019m writing you today.<\/p>\n

.. I want to warn you of this impending doom IF YOU\u2019RE ABOUT TO MAKE THIS \u201cNEW YEAR RESOLUTION\u201d MISTAKE.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what I mean. And look, I\u2019m going to be brutally honest.<\/p>\n

Because I can\u2019t see the \u201cmedia\u201d telling us this truth any time soon.<\/p>\n

Nor will any other Gym Owner, Health Club Manager, Zumba or Bootcamp instructor hoping to make some quick cash of us during January!<\/p>\n

The reason we fail at losing weight in the New Year is because\u2026<\/p>\n

Our goals are likely to be un-realistic and so we’re already setting ourselves up for failure. AND we probably have no realistic strategy or support network.<\/p>\n

We are unprepared. Sure we have a general idea that we want to lose weight. That’s great.<\/p>\n

But we most likely do not have a workable and tested game plan.<\/p>\n

Our goals are unclear.<\/p>\n

We lack support. This is essential to have in place because the going WILL GET TOUGH and our support system is what will see us though to our goal.<\/p>\n

Its like this ….<\/p>\n

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Imagine going to another country you\u2019ve never been in before.<\/p>\n

Now imagine if I handed you a GPS but didn\u2019t give you an address (a goal).<\/p>\n

You\u2019d probably fail at getting to your destination, wouldn\u2019t you?<\/p>\n

Now imagine if I said your destination was a house about 150 miles north.<\/p>\n

Well, you now have a general idea, but you\u2019ll still never get to your destination and therefore fail.<\/p>\n

Get the picture?<\/p>\n

Now imagine if I handed you a GPS AND gave you the address of the house you needed to end up at.<\/p>\n

Once you type your goal destination into the GPS, it will give you VERY specific turn-by-turn directions AND a very realistic timeline in which you\u2019ll arrive.<\/p>\n

Duh! It makes sense, yes?<\/p>\n

Yet, nearly 96% of all people who set weight loss goals for the New Year don\u2019t know how much they want to lose.<\/p>\n

And if they can pinpoint a number they want to lose \u2013 they still don\u2019t have a \u201cturn by turn\u201d plan and strategy to get there.<\/p>\n

Now the reason I\u2019m on this soapbox and having this rant is because I\u2019m sick and tired of good people being misled and being told half-truths.<\/p>\n

Frankly, I hate the idea of a \u201cnew year resolution\u201d. That\u2019s just way too much pressure on anyone.<\/p>\n

Plus, it\u2019s short term thinking.<\/p>\n

PLUS, the way I see it, you can do anything you want, anytime you want.<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t need to wait till the New Year. Maybe you agree?<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re the type of person that I think you are, I\u2019m willing to bet that you can do anything you put your mind to … and you can do it whenever you want.<\/p>\n

Now, if that’s now then you’ll start now.<\/p>\n

And if you feel you want to start in February or July, fine with me, you’ll start then.<\/p>\n

But do it because you made the decision to do it and not because the talking heads on TV and radio and social media influenced you to do it.<\/p>\n

And now that you know how NOT TO FAIL, you can achieve whatever goal it is that you want to achieve.<\/p>\n

I believe in you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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